LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Health Net, Inc. (NYS: HNT) expects to hold its quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter 2013 earnings results on Monday, April 29, 2013, at approximately 11:00 a.m. Eastern time (8:00 a.m. Pacific time). Earnings results are expected to be announced before the market opens on the same day.

The live conference call should be accessed at least 15 minutes prior to its start with the following numbers:

(866) 393-1637 (Live - Toll-Free Domestic)

(706) 643-5711 (Live - International)

The access code for both the live conference call and replay is 30900677. A recording of the call can be heard from April 29, 2013 (12:00 p.m. Eastern Time / 9:00 a.m. Pacific time) through May 4, 2013 (12:00 Midnight Eastern time) by dialing one of the following replay numbers:

(855) 859-2056 (Replay - Toll-Free Domestic)

(404) 537-3406 (Replay - International)

A live webcast and replay of the conference call also will be available at www.healthnet.com under "Investor Relations." The conference call webcast is open to all interested parties.

Anyone listening to the company's conference call or webcast will be presumed to have read Health Net's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, and other reports filed by Health Net from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

Health Net, Inc. and its representatives may from time to time make written and oral forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act ("PSLRA") of 1995, including statements in this and other press releases, in presentations, filings with the SEC, reports to stockholders and in meetings with investors and analysts. All statements in this press release, other than statements of historical information provided herein, may be deemed to be forward-looking statements and as such are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for "forward-looking statements" provided by PSLRA. These statements are based on management's analysis, judgment, belief and expectation only as of the date hereof, and are subject to changes in circumstances and a number of risks and uncertainties. Without limiting the foregoing, statements including the words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "may," "should," "could," "estimate," "intend," "feels," "will," "projects" and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by the forward-looking information and statements due to, among other things, health care reform and other increased government participation in and regulation of health benefits and managed care operations, including the ultimate impact of the Affordable Care Act, which could materially adversely affect Health Net's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows through, among other things, reduced revenues, new taxes, expanded liability, and increased costs (including medical, administrative, technology or other costs), or require changes to the ways in which Health Net does business; rising health care costs; continued slow economic growth or a further decline in the economy; negative prior period claims reserve developments; trends in medical care ratios; membership declines; unexpected utilization patterns or unexpectedly severe or widespread illnesses; rate cuts and other risks and uncertainties affecting Health Net's Medicare or Medicaid businesses; Health Net's ability to successfully participate in the California Coordinated Care Initiative; litigation costs; regulatory issues with federal and state agencies including, but not limited to, the California Department of Managed Health Care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and state departments of insurance; operational issues; failure to effectively oversee our third-party vendors; noncompliance by Health Net or Health Net's business associates with any privacy laws or any security breach involving the misappropriation, loss or other unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information; impairment of Health Net's goodwill or other intangible assets; investment portfolio impairment charges; volatility in the financial markets; liabilities incurred in connection with Health Net's divested operations; and general business and market conditions. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the risks discussed in the "Risk Factors" section included within Health Net's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and the other risks discussed in Health Net's filings with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except as may be required by law, Health Net undertakes no obligation to address or publicly update any of its forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this release.